#006242

Color #006242

A vivid, highly saturated very dark green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 18.66 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-800 #006045 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#006242

RGB

rgb(0, 98, 66)

HSL

hsl(160.4, 100%, 19.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(160.4, 100%, 38.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 0%, 32.7%, 61.6%)

LAB

lab(36.23, -33.5, 11.36)

LCH

lch(36.23, 35.37, 161.27)

OKLCH

oklch(43.9%, 0.0955, 162.46)

HWB

hwb(160.4, 0%, 61.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#620020

Analogous

#006211

#006242

#005162

Triadic

#006242

#420062

#624200

Split-complementary

#006242

#620051

#621100

Tetradic

#006242

#002062

#620020

#624200

Square

#006242

#110062

#620020

#516200

Shades

Color #006242 mixed toward black.

#005237

#00412c

#003121

#002116

#00100b

Tints

Color #006242 mixed toward white.

#00a770

#00eb9e

#31ffbc

#76ffd2

#baffe9

Tones

Color #006242 mixed toward gray.

#085a3f

#10523c

#184939

#214137

#293934

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.83:1

White text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#41424b · ΔE 26.7

Deuteranopia

#3c364d · ΔE 32.7

Tritanopia

#125253 · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #006242;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#006242]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Turquoise #40e0d0

Frequently asked questions

#006242 (#006242) is rgb(0, 98, 66) in RGB.

No, #006242 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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